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This is Lane Beattie of the Salt Lake Chamber with your Utah Business Report.
In just a couple short weeks, the Salt Lake Chamber will recognize former Utah Governor Michael O. Leavitt as a Giant In Our City. The award is the most prestigious business award given in Utah. Governor Leavitt will be the 35th person to receive the award in its 44-year history.
From his public service to his success in the private sector, he has had the vision and determination that has elevated the quality of life for all Utahns.
Elected to office three times, Leavitt served as Utah's chief executive from 1993 to 2003. He was appointed administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in 2003, then secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in 2005 by President George W. Bush.
During his tenure as governor, Utah had the longest sustained economic expansion in modern state history.
The Giant In Our City gala will take place at the Grand America Hotel on the evening of Thursday, April 10, 2014. Join us in recognizing this remarkable statesman. You can register for the Giant In Our City gala at slchamber.com. That's slchamber.com.
This is Lane Beattie in for Lane Beattie on KSL News Radio.
